Arts & Entertainment
The latest arts and entertainment highlights, previews, reviews, music and film features and opinion pieces from The Skinny writers.
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Music
Declan Welsh and the Decadent West: Debut album track-by-track
Declan Welsh gives us a track-by-track run-through of the Glasgow band's debut album, Cheaply Bought, Expensively Sold Read more »| 18 Oct 2019 -
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Jerkcurb @ The Hug & Pint, Glasgow, 15 Oct
Jerkcurb brings his dreamy debut album, Air Con Eden, to Glasgow Read more »| 17 Oct 2019 -
Film
By the Grace of God
By the Grace of God may be almost too big and too urgent to do its subjects coherent and complete justice, but its ambition makes a lasting impression Read more »| 17 Oct 2019 -
Music
slowthai @ SWG3, Glasgow, 14 Oct
Strolling onstage carrying a bottle of Buckfast, it's in the live arena that slowthai really comes into his own Read more »| 17 Oct 2019 -
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Local Natives @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 14 Oct
Local Natives' performance at Summerhall might not be the most explosive, but it's one that's just as warmly generous as it is enjoyable Read more »| 17 Oct 2019 -
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Clipping – There Existed an Addiction to Blood
Between the striking imagery, lyrical dexterity, rap chops and epic production, it takes multiple listens to get to the heart of this record, each one well worth your time Read more »| 17 Oct 2019
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Music
ST.MARTiiNS – saw the moon (Premiere)
Listen to saw the moon, the brand new single from Dundee's ST.MARTiiNS Read more »| 17 Oct 2019 -
Film
Bertrand Bonello on Zombi Child
French filmmaker Bertrand Bonello (House of Tolerance, Nocturama) talks zombie movies, composing his own scores, and the importance of young people in his movies Read more »| 17 Oct 2019 -
Music
Making Waves: The Ninth Wave on Infancy
Ahead of releasing the second part of their ambitious debut album Infancy, The Ninth Wave talk exploring new sounds, a dying music industry and why Glasgow is "fucking class" Read more »| 16 Oct 2019 -
Music
The Vegan Leather on anxiety, escapism and their debut album
We chat to The Vegan Leather's Gianluca Bernacchi and Marie Collins about anxiety, escapism and their debut album, Poor Girls / Broken Boys Read more »| 16 Oct 2019 -
Music
Common Holly – When I Say To You Black Lightning
The second record from Montreal-based songwriter Brigitte Naggar and company is an inventive, endearing, restless and powerfully tender voyage Read more »| 16 Oct 2019 -
Music
Weyes Blood on Titanic Rising and the climate crisis
Five months on from the release of her fourth album as Weyes Blood, we speak to Natalie Mering about Titanic Rising and the ongoing climate crisis Read more »| 15 Oct 2019 -
Music
El Rancho Records on EH-FM, 14 Oct: Listen Again
El Rancho Records label boss Ian Jnr Crawford takes over our show on EH-FM, taking us through the history of the label Read more »| 15 Oct 2019 -
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Jesca Hoop @ Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh, 12 Oct
Jesca Hoop tells tales and lends her impressive voice to songs old and new for an appreciative Edinburgh crowd Read more »| 15 Oct 2019 -
Film
Ken Loach on gig economy drama Sorry We Missed You
Consider the rumours of Ken Loach's retirement well and truly quashed. Following I, Daniel Blake, the tireless filmmaker is back with Sorry We Missed You, another powerful drama exploring austerity Britain Read more »| 15 Oct 2019